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Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, May 22, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It’s Thursday, Chicago. We’re heading toward another three-day weekend and summer’s unofficial kickoff, despite the cooler weather. That said, there are a couple of restaurants with Memorial Day specials, and Tribune critic Louisa Kung Liu Chu reviews Parachute Hifi in Avondale. Over in entertainment, Hannah Edgar profiles a returning exhibit, “The First Homosexuals,” just in time for Pride Month, and we also have all the events to expect this summer at Navy Pier, plus a review for the new season of “Couples Therapy.” Enjoy the weekend, we’ll see you back here next week. — Lauryn Azu, deputy senior editor | | | | The creative Korean American restaurant and cocktail bar in Avondale retains its original Michelin-starred DNA, but is reimagined. | | | | | Dr. Orna Guralnik charges $700 a session. On the show, her fee is waived but couples must reveal private moments on camera. For most, it’s worth it. | | | | | Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but also offers the opportunity to mark the holiday by supporting veterans and service members. | | | | | “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is a bulky, sentimental, slightly pious but nonetheless satisfying capper to an eight-film franchise. | | | | | With more than 350 artworks taking over the entire venue at Wrightwood 659, the exhibit is back at the scale the curator Jonathan Katz intended. | | | | | The Netflix series bears a striking resemblance to “The Perfect Couple,” minus the murder mystery. | | | | | There’s freedom, and a profound understanding of craft, in repetition. | | | | | Coming off “Marcel the Shell,” director Dean Fleischer Camp can’t find much fun or charm in Disney’s latest recycling project. | | | | | When it comes to optimism, Charity Hope Valentine bests every other character in a Broadway musical. | | | |
